Flowers and a note on victims' names at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York on Sept. 8, 2026. Chalkbeat talked with three teachers about their memories of 9/11 and how they teach about what happened.
Tuesday's vote follows more than a year of attacks by the Trump administration on the legal organization and its diversity work.
Sari Beth Rosenberg was supposed to begin student teaching in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. At 26 years old, she was scheduled to observe a U.S. history class at LaGuardia High School. She didn’t get the chance....
Colorado is working to approve Workforce Pell programs at the Community College of Aurora and other Colorado colleges.
Thirty-four Detroiters are running for five seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Our voter guide provides a look at where they stand on the issues.
Student OMNY cards from the 2025-26 school year are supposed to work 365 days a year. But families say they stopped working Aug. 31.
Last year, colleges awarded fewer bachelor's degrees in the humanities than any time since 1991, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences found.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, pictured with a Brooklyn preschool student in January, named Erica Pillips deputy chancellor for the Education Department's Division of Early Childhood Education.
Addressing basic needs by offering a host of services to all students and families is a priority that boosts attendance at Scholarship Prep South Bay. The post How an L.A. charter school has all but eliminated chronic...
Today is International Literacy Day. The 60th anniversary, in fact. But with the rise of social media and video streaming, some news articles are warning that the Western world is heading toward a post-literate society...
U.S. students have risen in the rankings on a key international test even as student learning seems to be declining both here and globally.
At just 3 years old, Quintina Davis’ granddaughter, Juri, could name colors, numbers and shapes. Davis often heard from family and friends that Juri was smart and she should consider enrolling her granddaughter in...
Library at Southport Elementary School in Perry Township on Fri., Nov. 17, 2023 in Southport, In.
Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday to work on pathways for students to earn bachelor’s degrees in three years. Such a program could have college students take about 90...
As teenagers return to school this fall, a new report suggests that many of them are moving through adolescence without the experiences that help prepare them for adulthood, activities like a part-time job, a club, a...
Cathy Vatterott, author of “The Teens Are Not Alright,” believes schools are treating the symptoms of student stress instead of looking at the real problem.
A new research report from the School District of Philadelphia found that there were problems with the district's implementation of its new reading curriculum.
First generation high school graduate Froylan Suarez wants to make a difference by voting in the first elected school board election in Chicago in 30 years.
Students line up for their first day of school at P.S. 257 in 2024.
Vaux Big Picture High School football players at practice at Athletic Square Park in Philadelphia's Brewerytown neighborhood on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
August saw a property proposal dispute culminate in an Arkansas college firing its leader. Plus, a long-serving president revised his exit timeline.
Fearing the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, 16-year-old Bruno’s family is self-deporting to Brazil. That puts his big plans for education in the U.S. on hold.
The children’s author Mac Barnett does not pull punches when it comes to his chosen profession: “If you don’t think children’s books are real books,” he writes, “on some level you don’t think children are real people.”...
The University of Northern Colorado in Greeley is among U.S. colleges urging faculty and staff to locate their proof of measles vaccination or immunity now, to avoid being quarantined if a measles exposure incident...
It is time for UC to open a conversation about the future of A–G, and to listen closely to the educators and students already showing us what the future of readiness can look like.
There is concern among Tennessee teachers about adding a significant block of testing to an already high-stake testing window next spring.
With leadership changes pending, Memphis education experts say the district needs a longterm plan to mitigate turnover.
Walk into a public high school in New England, and it will likely look largely the same as it did 50 years ago: a bell schedule, class periods for each academic subject, students sorted into regular and honors tracks,...